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Map explores the stories of Canadian women heroines

Meet Canadian heroines who helped shape the country
  • Mar 07, 2016
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Left to right: Actress Mary Pickford, comedian Beatrice Lillie and author Gabrielle Roy. Explore their stories and those of other Canadian heroines with Esri Canada's new story map. (Photos: Rufus Porter Moody/Yousuf Karsh/Annette and Basil Zarov/Wikimedia Commons)
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Online mapping technology is giving the stories of prominent Canadian women an engaging new presentation.

Using their ArcGIS platform, Esri Canada has created an interactive story map highlighting the journeys and accomplishments of Canadian heroines in honour of International Women’s Day.

The stories are sourced from Merna Forster‘s book 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces and paired with videos from Historica Canada.

“It’s a great resource for the public to learn about outstanding women who helped shape Canadian history,” said Joy Chan, public relations specialist with Esri Canada.

Explore the map below:

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